Strong's Hebrew: 27. אֲבִידָן (Abidan) -- Abidan

Strong's Lexicon

Abidan: Abidan

Original Word: אֲבִידָן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Abiydan
Pronunciation: ah-vee-DAHN
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-dawn')
Definition: Abidan
Meaning: Abidan

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words אָב (av, meaning "father") and דָּן (dan, meaning "judge" or "judgment").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name Abidan, as it is a specific Hebrew personal name. However, the concept of "judge" can be related to Greek words like κριτής (kritēs, meaning "judge").

Usage: Abidan means "my father is judge" or "father of judgment." In the Bible, Abidan is a personal name used to identify a leader of the tribe of Benjamin during the wilderness period.

Cultural and Historical Background: Abidan is mentioned in the context of the Israelites' journey through the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt. As a leader of the tribe of Benjamin, Abidan would have played a significant role in the organization and governance of his tribe during this formative period in Israel's history. The name reflects a common practice of the time, where names often carried theological significance, indicating the parents' faith or aspirations for their child.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from ab and din
Definition
"my father is judge," a Benjamite leader
NASB Translation
Abidan (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אֲבִידָן proper name, masculine (my father is judge) a prince of Benjamin Numbers 1:11; Numbers 2:22; Numbers 7:60,65; Numbers 10:24.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Abidan

From 'ab and diyn; father of judgment (i.e. Judge); Abidan, an Israelite -- Abidan.

see HEBREW 'ab

see HEBREW diyn

Forms and Transliterations

אֲבִידָ֖ן אבידן ’ă·ḇî·ḏān ’ăḇîḏān aviDan

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Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 1:11
HEB: לְבִ֨נְיָמִ֔ן אֲבִידָ֖ן בֶּן־ גִּדְעֹנִֽי׃
NAS: of Benjamin, Abidan the son
KJV: Of Benjamin; Abidan the son
INT: of Benjamin Abidan the son of Gideoni

Numbers 2:22
HEB: לִבְנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֔ן אֲבִידָ֖ן בֶּן־ גִּדְעֹנִֽי׃
NAS: of Benjamin: Abidan the son
KJV: of Benjamin [shall be] Abidan the son
INT: of the sons of Benjamin Abidan the son of Gideoni

Numbers 7:60
HEB: לִבְנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן אֲבִידָ֖ן בֶּן־ גִּדְעֹנִֽי׃
NAS: day [it was] Abidan the son
KJV: day Abidan the son
INT: the son of Benjamin Abidan of the sons of Gideoni

Numbers 7:65
HEB: זֶ֛ה קָרְבַּ֥ן אֲבִידָ֖ן בֶּן־ גִּדְעֹנִֽי׃
NAS: [was] the offering of Abidan the son
KJV: this [was] the offering of Abidan the son
INT: This the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni

Numbers 10:24
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן אֲבִידָ֖ן בֶּן־ גִּדְעוֹנִֽי׃
NAS: and Abidan the son of Gideoni
KJV: of Benjamin [was] Abidan the son
INT: the son of Benjamin and Abidan of the sons of Gideoni